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Closure Of A Skull-Base Artery

Virginia rates for HCPCS 61611

Deliberate closing off of a major artery at the base of the skull during complex surgery in that area, when a tumor or an injured artery cannot be dealt with in any other way. It is performed as part of a larger operation rather than on its own.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Closure Of A Skull-Base Artery cost?

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $3,981 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$537$479 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,981$741 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $501 to $7,413Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,096
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,981professional $537

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$676.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$851.14
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,148.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$954.99
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$5,623.41
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$933.25

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 19.5 times more in California than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Virginia $603 · 33rd of 51
CA $8,511VT $437

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.